Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-04
Daily Review .

GAZETTE OFFICE I
FORT WORTH, TEX, Aug. 3, 1887.
Trade was somewhat dull to-day in
retail lines, but very heavy in wholesale
lines.
There was some wheat brought in to-
day which sold SIS high as 67t cents.
Coed butter sold to-day as high at &c
cents.
Eggs are scarce and in demand.
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Special kilograms 10 Bradstreet's from
leading business centers point to positive
increases in the distribution of staple
products at Chicago, St. LOUIS, St.
Joseph, Quincy and Burling-
ton, lowe, as compared with
preceding weeks, Notwithstanding the
continuance of the extreme heat which
has prevailed in all directions. At
Chicago the gains have been most con-
spiCuous in iron anG steel and coal, with
8 full volume in the movement of grocer
les and dry goods. The sfter-harvest de-
mand il 81. Louis is better than was eX-
pected, owing to rains in the regions
tributary to that city, and to freer mark
eting OF crops. There IS ONE complaint
OF drouth near st. Joseph, but the vol
ume CT genera! trade there is reported in
excess of last week. At Louisville the
hot weather is said to be restricting trade
with the interior, where the crops have
been Injured by drouth. Other OF the
larger cities report a moderately favora-
be trade. Kanses City's business for the
week has been the quietestfor the season,
with hogs off zoe and cattle weak, but
no l1SnoI volume Of
actions. At the east the improvement il
gtGe distribution Of dry goods ct New
I York and Boston is the feature Al
! Pittsburg the heat has checked Industrial
operations some, and bar iron is dull but
| firm at the &c rate. The heat and rains
have checked trade st Philadelphia, enc
complaints IS to the former come as vel
| from New Orleans, Cir Cinnati, Galveston
and Savannah.
The total number of striking industrial
employees in the Uuited States IN July ag
eregates nearly 1900 against 1000 ii
July, 1886, and 10 900 10 June, 1887.
will take q week yet for the iron furnaces
idle owing ID the late coke strike, Il
blow IN. A number of them are sold
three months ahead. The excess stock:
1cf pig-iron July |, against December
/ last, are OeueVeO 10 De largely or low
grade irons. The pig-iron markets cas-
have not felt the increased demand snt
81 per ton advance within month noted
at the west. The outlook in the woolel
industry is MOI improved.
TIE leading money markets, except s
Kansas City snd Boston, are easier. a
the former cattle paper is closely scrutin
lied, and so active is the general demand
that the svailable supply is declared t,
be inadequate. Funds are going t
the country at New Orleans, NOR
freely at St. Louis, but map
precisely al Chicago. Boston bank
are accommodating regular customer
only, with rates nigh aud unchanged
) At Philadelphia recent disbursements b
railway corporations there have tended I
ease loaning rates. The exports of mer
chsndlse, gold and silver, for the yes
ended June 80, 1887, practically equal i
value the aggregate OF imports, wheres
two yesrS ago the exports were abou
Sl03 600, 900 in excess. The internationa
account as to securities, bought and SOLD
is the missing element IN our export an
, import totals = Bradstreet's.